Let's do this!

Hi there, I weighed myself and measured myself today, not very pleased with the results but, hence the title I am ready to do this. Here are my stats:-

Age: 44
Height: 5'4
Weight: 158lbs
Bust: 36"
waist 32"
Hips42"

I would like to get back to my goal weight which was 143lbs, I find I look pretty good at that weight and when I'm taking care of myself it's quite easy to maintain. I'm not sure how many inches I can lose, the more the better, that's all I can say, let's shrink this large pear shape to a much smaller pear!

So, today I had the shopping list from the "Eating Clean Diet" in my mitt as I entered areas of the grocery store I normally avoid, like all the outside areas where all the fresh good stuff hides, it was like a strange unfamiliar adventure (do I lead a boring life or what!) Okay I'm not that pathetic, but I had to ask for so many strange unheard of foods that I was totally unaware of. Boy have I been living on frozen prepackaged meals for waaaay too long. The Grocery shopping became quite the extensive, confusing experience, but I'm sure it will get better.

When I got home and stacked my fridge full of all the fresh good for you stuff, I must say my fridge has never looked so colorful, no beige stuff! I like beige stuff too much and too much beige stuff makes you pudgy, so colorful food not beige food is the answer. I was expecting to feel pretty crappy on my first day of this whole new "Eating Clean" gig but I actually felt really good, I had lot's of energy, I wasn't hungry at all (go figure!) and I absolutely enjoyed everything I ate, so every day I shall list what my activities are and what food I ate:-

Breakfast: 1/2 cup slow cooked oatmeal, 1tbsp bee-pollen, 1tbsp flax seeds, 1 scoop protein powder, large glass of water & cup of coffee.

Lunch: 1 palm size serving of tuna in water, 2 cupped handfuls of lettuce and cucumber and fresh squeezed lemon & 1 apple, large glass water.

Snack: 3 boiled eggs, just the egg whites, no yolk and 2 cupped handfuls of chopped tomatoes, large glass of water.

Dinner: Lean grilled Turkey, green beans and 1/2 sweet potato, large glass of water and a cup of tea.

I have missed out one snack because I think that Tosca Reno the lovely lady writer of this eating plan gets up a lot earlier than I do, I'm a bit of a night-time Nellie, so I had no room in the day for that extra meal, but I followed the strict guidelines of eating every 2-3 hours and all the meals should be the same size, hence the palm sized protein, 2 cupped handfuls of complex carbohydrates and 1 cupped hand from whole grains. I am following the first plan which is a little stricter and omits certain things, but I felt pretty good today we'll see as things go along.

My activity today was 50 minutes on the elliptical trainer and 20 minutes of weight training, I had lot's of energy and felt great! That's all for today folks, I'll be chatting to you tomorrow. Take Care, Bye Bye for now.